JACK TAYLOR: SET 2

Iaian Glen is really an outstanding artist. He IS the character of Jack Taylor, each performance wholly believable, authentic and true. We've not read any of Bruen's books but without doubt these are dark and depressing stories, and a rather dispirited, vacant after taste which is probably exactly what the Taylor character lives. Gallway never looked so bleak.

The series is great. However if you watched Jack Taylor on Netflix streaming video you would have seen all 6 episodes. Which turns out is set one and two. I was watching the last 3 Jack Taylor videos, on Netflix, the same month that they were being released on DVD. Netflix streaming video lists all 6 videos as S1. So I thought that set 2 videos were new ones that I hadn't seen which they were not. In fact since Netflix streaming video is only $8 per month with a free month you might want to consider signing up for Netflix instead of buying set 1 and 2 of Jack Taylor for a total of $73.69.

Gritty Irish crime series based in Galway. Jack Taylor left the Garda in disgrace and makes a living investigating cases the police are not interested in. His drinking habit sometimes gets in the way of a healthy lifestyle, but Jack never shirks a task and always follows throught for his client. Iain Glen nails the role of Jack Taylor and Nora Jane Noonan brilliantly plays the feisty police officer dancing around a relationship with Jack. Highly recommended.

The Jack Taylor series has been great (I'm up to the latest season now). They are a bit dark, but the acting is superb and it's been a pleasure watching the character of Jack Taylor grow as a person while solving interesting crimes.

We are a Christian family and we didn't like the foul language. Other then that we liked it. Jeanne

The lovable but flawed Irish "lad," is an expected character. It's been done hundreds of times in film. But nobody does it better than Iain Glen. As Jack Taylor he really brings the character to life. He's delightful. He gives the flawed Irish character a depth not usually seen. The stories are well written; well thought out; well executed. Worth watching again, and again.

I love the stories. They keep you guesing. I especially like the main character, flaws and all. I wish there were more stories. I have the threesets..

This is a very good Irish crime series. Fortunately, it doesn't contain profanity, and the dialog is easy to understand. Iain Glen is a fine actor as are the other characters in these stories.

Jack taylor es un "fracasado" un "looser" para los parámetros de Hollywood; en realidad es una serie de gran calidad, que revela el drama de un hombre crecido en la Irlanda ultracatólica y sus entorno social, Galway es "el fin del mundo" una ciudad en la parte mas occidental del país. Es diferente a las series británicas, se caracteriza por el ingenio de un ex policía de la Garda, que tiene un olfato ultrafino para encontrar las pistas de los criminales verdaderos, cuando los detectives oficiales tratan de dar cierre rápido a los casos. Nos muestra el lado humano en la vida de un hombre común y corriente, sus problemas cotidianos y su personalidad contradictoria, se fuga de la realidad en el alcoholismo, es la antítesis de James Bond o de los héroes de Hollywood. En realidad una visión distinta de los temas policiacos y la vida en general. La vi primero en TV, pero no pasaron todos las capítulos, entonces me hice de los 3 "sets" que componen la serie y lo considero entre los favoritos de mi colección. Es semejante a otras series que me encantan;; ; la serie australiana Jack Irish y otra serie ambientada en Edimburgo "Case Histories; Complete Collection" por si interesa al lector...

Jack Taylor is a decent private detective series of three movies. The stories are well portrayed with a private detective who appears sardonic and bottom-of-the -barrel. Jack was an Irish police officer but left the job. He became an unofficial and unlicensed private investigator. He solves his cases by rattling the branches. He works with two assistants- one a younger man and the other a lady officer for whom he has some romantic ties. The indisputable charm of the series is the perspective on daily Irish life in the smaller towns. We hear about but never go to the capital Dublin. The people have their unique values while Jack tries to overcome his alcoholism (a stereotypical detective). Jack is the traditional roguish investigator with his typical flaws. Being in small-town Ireland without having to buy a ticket presents a refreshing and unique landscape to the stories.

Buyer beware: "Set 2" is NOT Season 2. It is the last three episodes of Season 1 (assuming that Season 1 should have 6 episodes). The series is excellent, but the labelling on the DVD cover is misleading.

Jack Taylor, the perfect anti hero. Gritty is definitely the perfect description. Jack looks gritty, lives gritty, works gritty. We love this series, it's moody, dark and very believable.

Jack Taylor is one of the best series we have ever watched. You do not know what is going to happen next. Iain Glen is superb as the flawed Irishman who deep down always wants to do the right thing.